Miller's of Claflin, Inc. was founded in 1903 by J.W. Miller. The store originally carried furniture, buggies, hardware, implements, and even windmills. When J.W. Miller passed away, his son Robert L. Miller entered the business full time. Robert's emphasis was on value, service, and trust. This proved to be a winning combination. Third generation Robert J. "Bobby Joe" Miller took over the business when his father retired. Bobby Joe and his enigmatic personality continued to win customers across the central Kansas region. Meanwhile, two of Bobby Joe's sons, Bill and Brad Miller, were learning the business as they helped out around the store during their high school and college years. They did carpet installation, delivery and service. In the early 1980's, Bill and Brad entered the store on a full-time basis. Bill and Brad Miller both have sons who are currently attending college. Hopes are great for a fifth generation to continue the excellence of quality and service. Bill and Brad continued to learn the ropes from their father until his death in 1989 and the business continued to expand.

In the early 1990's, Miller's added 5 showrooms to the south of the main store and a showroom to the west for bedding and bedroom furniture and an additional warehouse. To this day, Miller's is the largest furniture showroom in central Kansas, exceeding 80,000 square feet. You really have to visit Miller's to understand just how large a space this is and to see how much furniture it can hold.

Throughout the years of Miller's growth, there was a trend in the furniture industry that could be seen throughout the country. Locally owned, family owned, independent furniture stores, once commonplace, began to close. They were replaced by outlets from regional and national chains. The flood of chain stores has made the market very competitive. But, as the chains come and go, Miller's continued to enjoy outstanding success and growth. Ask anyone, and they'll tell you it's the family touch that makes Miller's so successful. For more than 105 years, the Miller family has been giving Kansas good furniture at a good price and they've been backing it up with friendly, personal service, in-stock selection as well as special order services, and fast, free delivery on everything they sell.

Miller's strives to have the best selection of furniture in central and western Kansas with a price range that will fit all budgets. With 13 showrooms, there is a lot to look at and a variety of choices. Miller's also just recently expanded with the opening of the Ashley Furniture Homestore in Hays, Kansas. Having Ashley as a part of the Miller tradition has helped to further the shopping experience for the customers.

Miller's has a very knowledgeable and caring staff, many of whom have been at Miller's for ten years or longer. Miller's does a lot of special ordering of furniture so the customer can get exactly what they are wanting and not limited to the selection of floor stock. We are able to provide a great variety of styles, colors, and fabric selection.

Miller's also has an excellent flooring department. The flooring choices range from carpet, laminate, ceramic tile, wood or vinyl. Miller's also has five installation crews that work exclusively for them. The biggest challenge in today's furniture market is the foreign made products. Approximately 80% of the goods are now imported. Miller's tried as long as possible to stay with American made products, however they too had to stay competitive in price and options. Customers want the best value for the best price. We strive to be as helpful as we can be and work hard for our customers. We want customers to come back and to tell their friends and family about us.